An equity score of 31/100 ranks Bronx Charter School for Better Learning #700 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,064 per pupil, Bronx Charter School for Better Learning ranks #540 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bronx Charter School for Better Learning operates 1 public schools serving 546 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bronx County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,064 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The district's equity score is 31/100, ranked #700 of 931 in New York against a state average of 45, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 177.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 39.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.4% African American, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Bronx Charter School for Better Learning accounts for 97.4% of all Bronx Charter School for Better Learning student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bronx Charter School for Better Learning a distant remainder — means Bronx Charter School for Better Learning-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Bronx Charter School for Better Learning reports 72.2% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Bronx Charter School for Better Learning student-counselor ratio is 177:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bronx Charter School for Better Learning chronic absenteeism rate is 39.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Bronx Charter School for Better Learning's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Bronx Charter School for Better Learning?
Bronx Charter School for Better Learning has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 546 students.
How much does Bronx Charter School for Better Learning spend per student?
Bronx Charter School for Better Learning spends $26,064 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #700 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Bronx Charter School for Better Learning?
Bronx Charter School for Better Learning students are 87.4% African American, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, 0.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bronx Charter School for Better Learning?
Bronx Charter School for Better Learning has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #700 out of 931 districts in New York.